Timber Lake Foods, Inc. v. Estess

GRIFFIS, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Timber Lake Foods, Inc. (Timber Lake) filed suit seeking a preliminary injunction and damages against its former *523employee, Stephanie Estess, based on her alleged violation of a covenant not to compete. The Lee County Circuit Court found that the geographic scope of the covenant not to compete was unreasonable. Timber Lake’s motion for a preliminary injunction was denied. On appeal, Timber Lake argues that Stephanie entered into a valid and enforceable covenant not to compete, and its restrictions should be enforced. We find that the covenant not to compete is…